Famous People with Name Siebold

Philipp Franz Balthasar Von Siebold            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Philipp Franz Balthasar Von Siebold: was a German physician. He emerged as the first European to teach Western medicine in Japan. He obtained significance for his study of Japanese flora and fauna that were endemic to the unique biotic island landscape.Invited to Holland by an acquaintance of the family, von Siebold applied for a position as a military doctor. This position would enable him to travel to the Dutch colonies. He entered Dutch military service on June 19, 1822. He was appointed ship's doctor on the frigate Adriana on the voyage from Rotterdam to Batavia (present-day Djakarta) in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia). On his trip to Batavia on the frigate Adriana, he practiced his knowledge of the Dutch language and rapidly learned Malay. During the long trip, von Siebold started a collection of sea fauna. He arrived in Batavia on February 18, 1823.

Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst Von Siebold            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst Von Siebold: was a German physiologist and zoologist. He was born at Würzburg, Bavaria, the son of a professor of obstetrics and a cousin (some say younger brother) to the naturalist and physician Philipp Franz von Siebold.